Dash board picture frame



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DASH BOARD PICTURE FRAME Filed Dec. 9'. 1957 a vn in 'INVENTOR.

Hausa L. ms

United States Patent Oflice 2,887,804 Patented May 26, 1959 DASH BOARDPICTURE FRAME Homer L. Wise, Fort Hood, Tex.

Application December 9, 1957, Serial No. 701,655

1 Claim. (Cl. 40-1521) This invention relates to automotive vehicles andmore particularly an accessory therefor.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a picture frame forautomotive vehicles that may be releasably secured to the dash board ofthe vehicle without requiring a permanent installation procedure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dash boardpicture frame of the above type in which the picture may be readilychanged, and which will enhance the beauty and appearance of thevehicle.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a dash board picture framebearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has aminimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efiicient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a picture frame made inaccordance with the present invention in operative use within a vehicle;

Figure 2 is an enlarged front plan view, with parts broken away, of thedevice shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the device shown in Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the parts of thedevice shown in Figures 1 to 3.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, a picture frame made inaccordance with the present invention is shown to have a main base 11and a platform 14 which is supported in vertically spaced relationshiptherewith upon a rigid post 12. Two longitudinally spaced apart pairs ofsecurement pins or posts 16 are integral with and extend upwardly fromthe platform 14. These posts 16 define a longitudinal space for slidablyreceiving a pair of panels 20 between the respective posts in each pair.At least one of these panels 20 is transparent, both of which arepreferably constructed of a plastic non-breakable material so as toenable a picture or photograph 22 that is sandwiched therebetween to bereadily observed. Each longitudinal end of the platform 14 is providedwith an upwardly turned lip 21 for limiting the longitudinal movement ofthe panels 20 and picture 22. A spring 17 extends across the upper endsof the posts 16 in each pair, each end of the spring being provided witha hook element 19 for releasably securing the spring in proper assembledrelationship therewith.

The entire frame is releasably supported upon any metal surface, such asa dash board 25 of the vehicle 26 by means of magnets 24 which are inthe form of longitudinally spaced apart feet which depend downwardlyfrom the bottom suface of the main base 11. Preferably, these magneticfeet 24 are covered with a felt or other soft material so as to preventthe dash board or other surface from becoming scratched or marred.

It will thus be recognized that this device may be placed in any desiredlocation on any metallic surface without permanently damaging or marringthe equipment. In addition, it becomes a very simple matter to removethe spring 17 and the panels 20 to replace the picture 22 supportedtherebetween. Thus, this device is particularly suitable for use ofvehicles such as automobiles, trucks, buses, and the like as well asboats, and aircraft.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

A picture frame for automobile vehicle dash boards comprising, incombination, a base, a platform supported upon said base, meansreleasably securing a pair of vertically disposed panels upon saidplatform, at least one of said panels being transparent for observing aphoto graph sandwiched between said panels, a post integrally connectingand maintaining said base and platform in vertically spaced apartrelationship, said means releasably securing said pair of panels in saidspaced vertical relationship comprising two longitudinally spaced apartpairs of posts integral with said platform slidably receiving saidpanels and a photograph therebetween, a spring extending between each ofsaid pairs of posts transversely of said panels, and an upwardlyextending lip at each longitudinal extremity of said platform forlimiting longitudinal movement of said panels.

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